farthing
Example Sentences
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About 100 people have pedalled for a bone-jarring three hours in a charity penny farthing race.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Until 1885, the penny farthing bicycle amplified the rider’s pedal power by means of its oversize front wheel, and cyclists tumbled from a scary height when ambushed by a pothole.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
Someone wheels a penny farthing through a town square.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2019
You all are free to put your votes, hearts and contributions wherever you like and we care neither a farthing nor a fig.
From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2019
"Right. But the worst of it is, they don't give Mr. Shakespeare a farthing for it. And it is his work, after all."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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